About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

1/04/2025

Ezekiel 4:1-17 Ezekiel Lays on His Side to Bear the Sin of Israel

 

Ezekiel Lays on His Side to Bear the Sin of Israel

Ezekiel 4:1-17             The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks]

Also, you, Son of man, take [for yourself a [clay tablet] & lay it [in front of] you & [draw] the city upon it, even Jerusalem, [under attack, surrounded by embankments;] a fort [that's built;] a camp & also battering rams [around it,] [all] against [Jerusalem.] 

[Also,] take an iron pan, [a.k.a. a griddle, for yourself] & [put] it for a wall of iron between you & the city. And set your face against it & it shall be [surrounded & attacked.] This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. Also, you [shall] lie upon your left side, [as you bear] the [sinfulness] of the house of Israel upon it. 

[Jeremiah 11:11-13 Therefore, the Lord says [this, Look,] I will bring [calamity] upon them, [that] they shall not be able to escape. And [although] they shall cry [out] to Me, I won't [listen] to them. Then, the cities of Judah & the [residents] of Jerusalem shall go & cry [out] to their gods, whom they offer incense. 

But they shall not save them, at all in their time of trouble. O Judah, for according to the number of your cities were your gods. And you have set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense to Baal, according to the number of [Jerusalem's] streets.]

You shall also lay upon it, according to the number of days & you shall bear their [sin.] For I have laid upon you, 390 days [for] the years of their [sinfulness.] [Like this,] you shall bear the [sinfulness] of the house of Israel. 

And when you have [completed] them, again lie on your right side & you shall bear the [sinfulness] of the house of Judah, 40 days. I have appointed you, each day for a year. Therefore, you shall [put] your face toward the [attack] of Jerusalem & your arm shall be uncovered. 

And you shall prophesy against it. And [look,] I will [have] bands, [a.k.a. cords,] upon you & you shall not turn [yourself] from one side to another, [until] you have ended the days of your siege. 

Also, take [for yourself:] wheat; barley; beans; lentils; millet; [spelt;] & put them in one [container] & make bread [from it for yourself to] eat, [for] 390 days, according to the number of the days that you shall lie upon your side.

And the [food] you shall eat, shall be by weight: 20 shekels a day. From time to time, you shall eat it. You shall also drink water by measure, 1/6 part of a hin, & you shall drink it from time to time. And you shall eat it as barley cakes & you shall bake it with [man's feces,] in their sight. 

And the Lord said, Even [like this,] the children [people] of Israel shall eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, [where] I will drive them. Then, I said, Ah, Lord God! 

[Look,] my soul hasn't been polluted, [a.k.a. defiled] from my youth up, even [until] now, I haven't eaten of [what] dies of itself, or is torn [into] pieces. Neither has abominable [meat] come into my mouth. Then, He said to me, [Look,] I have given you cow's [manure, instead of man's feces] [to use like coal.] 

And you shall prepare your bread [with it.] [Additionally,] He said to me, Son of man, [watch,] I will break the staff, [a.k.a. supply] of bread in Jerusalem & they shall [cautiously] eat bread by weight. 

And they shall [be astonished] & drink water by [measured amounts.] [So,] that they may [lack] bread & water & be [astonished] with one another & [waste] away for their [sinfulness.]